A record of Tanner Clegg's experiences in South Africa as he serves for 2 years. Elder Clegg is from Lehi, Utah, and was called to Johannesburg, South Africa, English Speaking, as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Monday, January 19, 2015

#29 Kunjani (How are you)

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Hello mFuetsu’s (brothers and sisters),

Its been one of those tough trying weeks. Sometimes you just gotta remember that you go through all this stuff for the savior. The chapel got broken into, so there was no church there, but luckily we have our two clusters. Had more people at church this week than ever before.

Just sometimes gotta realize that God lets you go through stuff to shape and transform you.

Sorry guys not much time this week. Love and miss you all. Enjoy the x games.

But over here in mZanzi,

“we have a labor to perform whilst in this tabernacle of clay, that we may conquer the enemy of all righteousness, and rest our souls in the kingdom of God”

“Choose ye this day, to serve the Lord God who made you.

Behold my Spirit is upon you, wherefore all thy words will I justify; and the mountains shall flee before you, and the rivers shall turn from their course; and thou shalt abide in me, and I in you; therefore walk with me.

Choose this day to serve the Heavenly King of Glory. Go help someone in need.

“He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.”

The actions are inevitably connected- when we find ourselves coming unto Christ, it’s then when we realize the reality of our inadequacy; how small our presence in the world really is. But as we realize that we as mortal human beings really aren’t much, as to the sheer majesty of God’s creations we are but a tiny dot, and we learn to rely on the Savior, it’s then when we realize that although we are small, insignificant, seemingly unimportant to a higher power, the Eternal creator of the whole universe, of galaxies and cosmoes ond atoms and molecules is exactly and perfectly tuned in and aware of your life, He’s literally your Father.

And although maybe we don’t mean much to the world, we don’t measure up to anything of much significance in the eyes of scientists and theologins, we mean the world to Him that created us, because indeed our quest as His children is His work and His glory. Just keep in mind when you’re ever doubting, that you have so much Eternal potential and significance flowing inside of you, that you should never feel or be under the notion that you should give up. Keep going hard, keep trying. Stay strong in the gospel, and the rewards are Eternal.

Sorry to get kinda spiritual, props go out to my boys Tom Wallisch and Gus Kenworthy and Joss Christiansen, bring home the gold. I’ll watch re-runs in two years. Also learned how to play banana pancakes on the guitar.